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1820 - 1824 Thomas Bolling Robertson, the 3rd governor of Louisiana, was born and died in Virginia. His mother, was a descendant of Pocahontas. His family was prominent. His brother, John, was attorney general of Virginia and brother Wyndham became governor of Virginia. A graduate of William & Mary College, he practiced law at Petersburg, Virginia. In 1807, President Jefferson appointed him as Secretary to the new Territory of Louisiana and became attorney general of the territory as well. After statehood, he represented Louisiana in the U. S. Congress for four terms from 1811 to 1818. While in Congress, he challenged John Randolph over on offensive reflection by Randolph on his vote in favor of a duty on sugar. Randolph declined the challenge. Robertson was in Paris and witnessed Bonaparte's address to the Hall of Deputies before his departure for Waterloo. He remained in Paris through the Hundred Days and again witnessed Bonaparte's address to the Hall of Deputies after the war. His written account of these events in letters to family were later published in a book. In late 1818 he was appointed attorney general of Louisiana. In 1820 he became governor after defeating Pierre Derbigny. President Monroe appointed him District Judge of the United States during his term as governor causing his resignation as governor. In 1827 his supporters again asked him to run for governor which he modestly declined and continued as District Judge of the United States. His health was poor as he visited his parents in Virginia in 1828. He soon died in White Sulphur Springs, now in West Virginia where he had gone to use the healing springs. His brother Wyndham said that "he died as he had lived, honorably poor". He is buried in that town on what is now the property of The Greenbrier Resort complex. The Calwell Family Cemetery is located in the Greenbrier Resort complex, behind Unit #9 on Copeland Hill Drive. This cemetery contains the remains of sixteen unknown confederate soldiers killed in the battle of Dry Creek on August 26-27, 1863. Gov. Robertson had been dead for about 35 years. The cemetery also has seventy stones marking the location of unknown persons. Gov. Robertson is not one of those. |
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All Pictures Have Been Graciously Provided by Dr. Robert Conte Historian The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, WV
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Table Top & Brick Sided Grave is that of Thomas B. Robertson in Calwell Family Cemetery
Thomas B. Robertson Grave
To the Memory (The stone is very weathered)
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1798 Newspaper Reference
9-10-1798 Favorite Biographies
La. Secretary of State Ancestry
The Princess Pocahontas,
published 1887, Richmond, VA
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